The Independent Petroleum
Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) in Ondo State has ordered the closure
of filling stations across the state over the arrest of its members.
The Ondo state government
Petroleum task force allegedly arrested some members of IPMAN selling fuel
above the official pump price of N145.
The task force allegedly
dispensed fuel for free at Bayduk where the product was being sold above the
official pump price. The owner of the station was also arrested.
It was learnt that there was a
confrontation between fuel dealers and the Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to
the Governor on Special Duties, Doyin Odebowale, in Akure, the state capital.
The State IPMAN Chairman Adejimi
Adedapo, who gave the directive, said the action of the SSA and his team was a
sabotage and arbitrary punishment of marketers and the public.
He said the association recently
ensured that the residents got Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), at all cost, despite
the challenges they encountered in getting the product.
The IPMAN chairman said the PMS
was N165 per litre from the depots, with other factors, like haulage, overhead
cost and others not included.
One of the leaders of the
association, who was arrested, Bayo Olowookere said the action of the
governor’s aide was unwarranted.
According to him, his wife and
some workers of his filling station were harassed before they ordered for his
arrest, alongside his wife.
Olowookere urged union members to
stop selling fuel to customers in the 18 local government areas of the state.
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